Dene Cottage, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX
About Dene Cottage
Dene Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 17.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £140,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dene Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Dene Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2023Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA17 4AX: £130,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CA17 4AX
West End, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX
Sold Jan 2025
£130,000The Cottage, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX
Sold Dec 2022
£162,500The Arches, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX
Sold Jul 2021
£115,000Hamara, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX
Sold Mar 2021
£210,000Gib Garth Cottage, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX
Sold Oct 2019
£127,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Main Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for Dene Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £1,536
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Brough Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB